Vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Vaccination coverage was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands, 1993–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands is 87.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1993.
Solomon Islands ranks 113th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 53.0% | — |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +42.6% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 87.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 87.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +42.6% | 68.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 53.0% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 75.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 77.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 84.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands?
- Vaccination coverage in Solomon Islands was 87.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1993.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for vaccination coverage?
- Solomon Islands ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.